p-Toluidine → N-[4-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]phenyl]acetamide

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Following the general procedure, 4-chloroacetanilide (85 mg, 0.5 mmol) was coupled with p-toluidine (80 mg, 0.75 mmol) with the reaction temperature of 90° C. and the reaction time of 14 h. Chromatography on silica gel column with 2:1 hexane:ethyl acetate gave 118 mg (98%) of the title compound as a pink solid.

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